Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-01-21

whss nsshsr's Love sad Ratisaos
Accomplished.
A Philadelphis lady while In Paris
last sommer noticed sitting opposite ~
the table little boy about nine years
old who attracted her attention By CON-
stsptly looking at har. When the boy
Jaw what seemed TO BE- look Of en-.
couragem~ut no bowed and smiled,
says the Philsdelphis Record. When
the lady and tie boy met In the halls
he would boz and evidently try to say
''eoOd morLtns" or "good evening" I"
Bat he mAdo only faint souud. This
see med 30 strange that the lady asked
sefvsnt why the child never made
any uoise. for, although he played, be
never shouted ~ ID the other ca I'D rem.
The answer was: "Hs Vac born
dumb"
This statement excited the lady q In.
terest and cue d ~ she took OCCASION To
speak 10 tho mother. One Of the frst
things the mother said was: You
know my boy caunot htsf." Then she
told Of her LIES work. She Is . native
OF New York State, about forty -four
years OF ago aud her husband II Z
United States naval ofno1r. The hrsi
We ytars OF their married life were
spent In Washingtop, ID. q. Hei
| oldest child when born Vas what h
generally called sdeaf and dumb.
rnis mother raid that children are borr
deaf, hut never damb, that ell babies
make noise wheu they cry.
She said that II mothers whose chill
dren wero born without the sense o
hearina would teach the little ones u
| distiDg uish Tor themselves the sound
that are pleasant from those that ar'
dissareesble, By the position Of thu
mouth and thros', there would b
fewer uin porso0s In the world, per
| hapa LoDe. This u other discovered
| when her boy WAS i've ears old that b.
va, rot developing the power OF speed
| and that some unusual efforts must b
made to encourage him. She gave al
sill society TO devote herself 10 him. 5h
| loo aired into oil the methods tneI
known for educating tue dumb Ant
tried Their. She had seven children
only two Of whom are living. the older
boy now twenty and the other min
yoais old, aud they are both deaf.
Biz teen OF the past twenty yeas sh
has spens In hospitals, ass lums, iDsti
tutions and medical schools. She ha
mastered Atd tried Zach new method a
IL has been developed. She has no
only Learned all that could help her &
teach aud educate her children. but ba
also acquired perfect knowledge o
the human body. Nerves. bones, In US
cles, all have been studied by her. 6h
met with much opposition, not onl.
from outside criticS but from men Der
OF her own and her hu, bands family
who looked upon her sfii icted childre
as "a visitation OF Providence" He
Auswer wns that she was not c3nsciou
Of having DOM mitted sin which d.
served 30 great . punishment and di
not intend to sit down and accept
until she had made desperate effort
at least tighten the burden Of her Chill
dren' g ! m ction.
Il And now, after sixteen years, th
Oldest boy can talk 30 well that scarcel
any one ia aware o! his Fiction, an
the younger one is steadily improving
but he does OF know that he Is difie
ent from others, and thinks that to L,
derstnnd every one must look at u
talk.r. T,is In lip rtadipg. At th
table or anywhere ihGt his rlotht
wishes MIN to know any hing ard doe
no. want TO attract attention b. h3vin
him turn his head to look o. her, 81
can talk TO him by placing the palm
her hand against the palm o. his hsn
By touching different places she ca
tell him what she wishes him to know
7 Each joint or mount of the dngers sn
> b md representa- q letter CT the alph
t. he reads 10 this way with ma
VICIOUS rapidiiy and can answer vi,
equal qliokress.
: g can also talk 10 him By p'aciI
: ntr hand on his shoulders, where di
ferent parts are understood to represel
the different letters. He has bee
. taught to write in O styls which lool
very much like Arabic, and no matt,
what the sentence, or more diffieu
still, the proper name, he can Iead
better than Gr average child OF his al
, can read n strange name. Each strok
each cha lie Of ais s;rapgs writing ind
Gates IA potition OF the mouth, throat
tongue. TIE child 10 as bright al
clever ms other children, and nut
more sffectiouate than most boys.
So much for the child. Now think
what this mother has done! She b
not only had to clothe and educate b
. children and ees that they were sent
J good schools, but she has had to q
| uhy VI uhy JOE blkttch yoHtsi biuo !
: sido with these thi,dren; has been the
: only teacher; has had to devote near
!. every waking hour OF each day to theI
There has not been one months re
from the work nor has she been able
< feel that AT the end Of year or two q
work would be done.
1t mover will be done unti. they CT
: talk and be ike other boys and me
She gives at least four hours every d'
to the personal instruction OF the litl
child aud two or three houis more
! reading and atndy, that she may alwa
be In q condition OF mental drill
meet any emergency. Foe many ye,
sho Vas haunted by the fear that q
! might fail, but her success has G
i cssded her foudest hopes. She is brig
: and happy, and thinks very little Of
q eat and beautiful unself. hness, /
iieviRg that she has only done what
!, hand found to do.
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